Douluo Continent: Huo Yuhao Returns from Studying Abroad on Blue Star - Chapter 17 Criticized at the Conference - Online Reading
"Huo Yuhao, do you know? Your actions yesterday were too impulsive. We came back to capture transmigrators. Aren't you afraid of alerting them with such a grand display?" Yu Zhou complained. Huo Yuhao, however, held a different view: "I want to alert them, to create chaos in the God Realm. Only when it's in chaos will the little rats hiding in the shadows come out and cause trouble."
The following day, the Great God Circle Committee held a plenary meeting to discuss the battle between Huo Yuhao and Tang San the previous day. All the committee members were present: Tang San, Huo Yuhao, Rong Nianbing, Zhou Weiqing, Lieyan Ji Dong, Chang Gongwei, Lei Xiang, Adai, Hailong Tianhen, Ye Yinzhu, as well as Tang Wulin and Gu Yuena. The atmosphere was incredibly tense. Chang Gongwei spoke first: "Regarding the disturbance caused by the two God Kings yesterday, we need to give an explanation to the gods of the God Realm. Tang San and Huo Yuhao, tell us your problems."
Tang San: "Yesterday, Huo Yuhao bullied my daughter. As a father, of course I had to seek justice for her. But this kid has no respect for his elders. It's obvious that he's become arrogant after his strength has increased. So I wanted to teach him a lesson, but I didn't expect it to cause such a big commotion."
Huo Yuhao immediately retorted, "I don't understand what Tang San God King is saying. What do you mean I bullied your daughter? It's clearly your daughter who is willful and capricious. I've always tolerated her. Now that I've said a few words to her, she can't take it anymore. And you, her father, want to lecture me without even knowing what happened? Can't I even fight back?"
Lieyan: "Yuhao, what are you, a grown man, arguing with a little girl about?"
"That's right, that's right." The others echoed, and Huo Yuhao finally understood that this wasn't a discussion at all; it was clearly Tang San and the other God Kings trying to put pressure on him and launch a siege against him.
"I don't understand what the Kind God King is saying either. We're discussing the cause and trigger of yesterday's world and assigning responsibility, not here to discuss the topic of big men giving way to little women," Huo Yuhao retorted directly. If he showed weakness, they might all throw all the blame on him today.
Ji Dong: "Yesterday you took action to strip your father of his godhood and throw him into a desolate plane. At the same time, you also greatly reduced the power of your two ancestors. Is this true? Do you know that it is against the rules to punish other gods without discussion by the Great God Circle Committee?"
Huo Yuhao sneered inwardly. They were trying to brand him as disloyal and unfilial. No matter how he answered, they would say that his actions were for personal revenge. "Evil God King, a few days ago, your subordinate abused his power to go to the lower planes to make a profit. After the matter was exposed, it was eventually dropped. Is that true?"
Ji Dong's face immediately fell. Huo Yuhao ignored his words and instead exposed all the illegal things he had done. Huo Yuhao's meaning was clear: they had all known each other for so long, everyone knew each other's past misdeeds, so what was the point of talking about rules? You dare say I didn't follow the rules? I can find out you didn't follow the rules either. Lei Xiang continued to press: "That doesn't warrant abolishing his divine position, does it? He is, after all, your father."
"Haven't there been enough cases of abuse of power and corruption in the 'Great God Circle' over the years? As the current chairman of the Great God Circle Committee, I feel deeply remorseful. So, is there anything wrong with my decision to uphold justice and punish those close to me?" Huo Yuhao's words silenced everyone. They knew he was about to escalate the situation. Huo Yuhao was basically unburdened now; he wasn't afraid of his associates being targeted. But they were different. They had their own networks of connections, and if Huo Yuhao exposed them all, it wouldn't look good for anyone.
"That Emotional God King, we're discussing the commotion you and Tang San caused yesterday, not whether the Great God Circle is strict with law enforcement or whether there's any abuse of power." Zhou Weiqing immediately stepped in to smooth things over. Huo Yuhao sneered; Zhou Weixin, this two-faced man who would betray for personal gain, had finally agreed to speak up.
"Alright, let's get back to the original topic. I think I'm fine, after all, it was Tang San who initiated the fight, and it was his daughter who started it. If you want to punish someone, please punish Tang San and his daughter." As Huo Yuhao said this, everyone's faces turned grim. They knew Tang San and his daughter had issues, but the Tang family was powerful and they couldn't afford to offend them. However, they also dared not offend the invincible Huo Yuhao before them; after all, in the world of martial arts, strength was paramount. Huo Yuhao had just fought Tang San to a standstill yesterday, proving that his current strength was no weaker than Tang San's. Moreover, judging from their performance today, Huo Yuhao was lively and energetic, while Tang San was clearly still somewhat weak, indicating that if no one had intervened in yesterday's battle, Tang San might have been the first to die. Given Huo Yuhao's current strength, forcing them to punish him seemed like they were drunk. They certainly didn't want to offend Tang San, but they also didn't want to offend Huo Yuhao. They were now in a dilemma.
"Then let me say a few words. Regarding Yuhao's matter, I think both you and Tang San are at fault. Tang San started causing trouble for you without even knowing the facts, and you acted too rashly. How about this, you two both make a statement at the meeting, admit your mistakes, and that'll be the end of it. Is that alright with you two?" Rong Nianbing stepped forward and broke the silence. The other gods were extremely grateful, after all, Rong Nianbing was Huo Yuhao's teacher, and he also had a good relationship with Tang San. Huo Yuhao might listen to what he said, and he wasn't afraid of Tang San either.
Huo Yuhao turned his gaze to his teacher, Rong Nianbing. To be honest, he was initially quite grateful to Rong Nianbing, after all, when he first arrived in the God Realm, Rong Nianbing had caused him to be tricked by Tang San because of him. However, he was very dissatisfied with Rong Nianbing's conciliatory attitude. "I think I've made myself very clear, haven't I? I don't think I'm wrong, Tang San is the one who's wrong."
Rong Nianbing was also speechless after hearing Huo Yuhao's words. He had originally wanted to step in and smooth things over so that both sides could save face, but he didn't expect Huo Yuhao to take it so seriously. "Yuhao, can you not be so stubborn? We're all in the same team, and we'll still be working together in the future. There's no need to fight tooth and nail over such trivial matters."
The others echoed his sentiments. In fact, this was exactly the outcome Tang San wanted. He knew he was responsible for yesterday's events, but he didn't want to bear the blame alone. He wanted to share the responsibility with Huo Yuhao. As long as Huo Yuhao backed down, the matter would become one where Tang San started the trouble, and Huo Yuhao, being young and impetuous, couldn't stand a few words from Tang San and impulsively got into a fight with him.
Huo Yuhao immediately turned cold and said, "I've already said this has nothing to do with me. If you want to hold someone accountable, then hold Tang San accountable. I'm warning you one last time: you all know that in the world of gods, strength speaks. Trying to suppress someone by forming cliques won't work. Once a fight breaks out, it will ultimately come down to individual strength."
After speaking, Huo Yuhao stretched his limbs, then released his quasi-Supreme God King aura. Everyone present, except for Chang Gongwei and Tang San, was stunned. At this point, Chang Gongwei knew that pretending to be blind was useless and he had to step forward and make a statement. "Well, I'd like to say that God King Yuhao is actually right. The cause of Tang San's incident is you. I hope you can step forward and admit your mistake."
Chang Gongwei's strength was roughly equal to Tang San's, so he had no need to accommodate Tang San. However, he preferred to smooth things over and didn't want to offend either side. But if he didn't step forward now, the meeting might turn into a martial arts tournament. Tang San was somewhat displeased upon hearing Chang Gongwei's words, but he knew that he had just returned from the Fairy Continent and his divine position was still very unstable. Now was not the time to break ties with Huo Yuhao, so he chose to endure. Tang San stood up and bowed to Huo Yuhao, "I apologize for my impulsive actions yesterday to God King Huo Yuhao."
Huo Yuhao: "Hahahaha, oh my, I didn't expect that you, the Great God King Tang, would apologize to me, hahahahahaha."
Tang San held back his anger, apologized, and then dutifully flew back to his residence. Huo Yuhao was overjoyed and stood up, ready to leave. At this moment, Rong Nianbing approached, "Yuhao, I had no choice just now. You know I didn't want to see everyone have a falling out, after all, you're all family."
"You've got it wrong. I've already severed ties with the Tang family. If there's nothing else, Rong Nianbing, we'll be leaving." Huo Yuhao didn't wait for him to continue and left directly. Rong Nianbing felt extremely awkward. Of course, he knew Huo Yuhao had severed ties with the Tang family, but he still held onto a sliver of hope. Over the years, he had become too deeply intertwined with the Tang family. If this great ship of the Tang family were to split from within, it would be a huge blow to him. Watching Huo Yuhao's departing figure, he felt a mix of emotions. "Why did it have to come to this? Why did it have to come to this?"
After Huo Yuhao returned to his residence following the meeting, he announced that, as the current chairman of the Great God Circle Committee, he was establishing a special enforcement team in his own name to rectify official corruption. This team would henceforth obey no orders from any God King, only the orders of the chairman of the Great God Committee. This announcement caused an uproar throughout the Great God Circle. Some were happy, finally seeing an opportunity to climb the ranks. Others were terrified, fearing a major crackdown on discipline. Of course, Huo Yuhao's release of this news wasn't actually intended to establish any special enforcement team in the God Realm. Instead, he devised a plan to lure the snake out of its hole. He was now certain that the transmigrators were lurking within the circle of powerful figures, and investigating them one by one would only arouse their suspicion. Based on his understanding of transmigrators, most of them disliked Tang San and were definitely plotting against him. Now that a powerful backer was targeting Tang San and wielding considerable power, these transmigrators were likely to want to join his special enforcement team to target Tang San, while simultaneously using their backer to draw attention and fish in troubled waters. Now, Huo Yuhao only needed to sit back and wait for them to take the bait.
As expected, with the spread of this news, many deities soon visited Huo Yuhao's residence. Huo Yuhao carefully observed their words and actions, trying to understand them. However, to Huo Yuhao's surprise, someone unexpected came: the Phoenix God, Ma Hongjun. His arrival surprised Huo Yuhao. Huo Yuhao poured Ma Hongjun a cup of tea, and also poured one for himself. Ma Hongjun took a sip first, and then Huo Yuhao spoke: "The Phoenix God, what brings you to my place?"
Previously, when Huo Yuhao met them, these brothers and sisters who had come up with Tang San, he addressed them as elders. But now that he and Tang San had fallen out, there was no need to continue pretending; he had long disliked these people. Facing Huo Yuhao's questioning, Ma Hongjun smiled ingratiatingly: "Yuhao, I know you and Third Brother have had a little disagreement. But that's between you and Third Brother, I didn't take sides. Don't worry, I'm not here to be a peacemaker. I know my own worth very well. I'm only here to ask what this Special Enforcement Team of the God Realm you established is all about, and who it's targeting."
"Oh, Phoenix God. I'm still considering this matter, but since you asked, I'll just tell you directly. I established this enforcement team mainly to address the current misconduct of abusing power in the divine realm, not to target any individual or group. If I were to target anyone or any group, it would only be individuals or groups that have violated discipline and the law."
Ma Hongjun nodded and continued to ask what was on his mind: "So, who do you plan to bring into this group?"
"Oh, it's like this. I haven't decided yet, but I plan to recruit people who are honest and upright, and whose backgrounds must be clean. They can't be people from shady groups." Huo Yuhao's last sentence was very clear; "shady groups" referred to Tang San and his group. Ma Hongjun understood, but he maintained his smile. "I know, Yuhao. Don't mind me. I was just curious and wanted to ask. Since you have so many guests, I won't bother you any longer."
Ma Hongjun then scurried away, Huo Yuhao's eyes fixed on his departing figure. At this moment, the cosmic consciousness lurking in the shadows finally spoke: "Can you be certain whether a transmigrator is hidden among these people?"
"I can confirm that a transmigrator has arrived, but I need to verify it further before I can arbitrarily arrest people." Seeing that Huo Yuhao had made progress, the cosmic consciousness asked, "Who is it?"
"Ma Hongjun, the Phoenix God".
The cosmic consciousness asked, puzzled, "Why do you suspect him? He seems quite normal to me. Don't tell me you're looking to settle a personal score."
Huo Yuhao rubbed his nose, then reviewed his thoughts: "I was quite surprised that he even came to see me, because he rarely visits other gods in the God Realm. Also, Ma Hongjun is very loyal and righteous; it's impossible for him to be so jovial and calmly sit down to talk to me after knowing that Tang San and I had broken up. Furthermore, he never drinks tea, only alcohol. And when he drinks tea, his movements are incredibly skillful; people who don't drink tea often wouldn't know these etiquette rules. As far as I know, Ma Hongjun only drinks alcohol and never touches elegant drinks like tea. How could he be so skilled at it? And the timing of his visit to ask me questions is very strange. I know Tang San best; if he wanted to send someone to inquire about something, he would usually..." Choosing people with weak ties to this matter is pointless. Ma Hongjun, and someone as obviously in cahoots with me—the entire God Realm knows Ma Hongjun is Tang San's henchman. Knowing sending him might provoke my displeasure, I'm even less likely to send him. Therefore, I'm certain Ma Hongjun wanted to come himself. As for why, he probably wants to find out who my special task force is targeting. If I clearly state it's targeting Tang San, he can go back and complain to Tang San, causing Tang San to fight me. If I tell him it's because I want to reform the bureaucracy, he'll definitely still go to Tang San and embellish what we said today. Now I have an idea to get him to expose himself."Douluo Continent: Huo Yuhao Returns from Studying Abroad on Blue Star - Chapter 18: Showing His Chicken Feet, Little Blackie - Online Reading
Three days later, Huo Yuhao announced a major event to the entire God Realm. He was going to publicly recruit members for a special enforcement team in the God Realm Committee meeting room, in his capacity as the chairman of the God Realm Committee. All the God Kings flocked to the event. This matter hadn't been decided by a vote of the God Realm Committee; Huo Yuhao had opened it unilaterally, which angered the other God Kings. Furthermore, among the gods Huo Yuhao was recruiting, there were clearly none who were friendly with Tang San. Everyone could see that Huo Yuhao was excluding dissidents. Tang San was the first to object, rushing forward to argue with Huo Yuhao, "Huo Yuhao, what do you mean? Why are you excluding my people?"
"Heh, this operation of mine is aimed at those gods who always break the law and the organizations behind them. Why weren't your people chosen by me? I'm sure you know the answer."
"Hmph, who knows if you're targeting us intentionally? Anyway, this operation wasn't approved by the other God-Kings, so this is considered unauthorized recruitment of troops. It's a serious violation of discipline and the law."
"So what if I do it this way? I'm the chairman of the Great God Circle Committee, not you. I'm the primary person responsible for rectifying the bureaucracy and developing the Great God Circle. Tang San, don't cause me trouble here. Everyone in the Great God Circle knows your Tang Clan is the most undisciplined. Let me tell you, Tang San, my goal is very clear: to rectify the current unhealthy atmosphere in the Great God Circle. Anyone who tries to stop me can go and spar with me in the void right now." Hearing Huo Yuhao's words, Tang San was a little apprehensive. He hadn't recovered from his injuries and didn't dare to confront Huo Yuhao head-on, but he still wanted to try. "To maintain a balance among the various forces, you must also allow my people to enter."
"Alright, I think Phoenix God Ma Hongjun is quite good. I've decided to recruit him into our enforcement team." Tang San didn't know why Huo Yuhao would bring Ma Hongjun into the team, but he was very happy. Ma Hongjun was his best friend, and he was sure he would stand by his side. Tang San then relayed the good news to Ma Hongjun. Ma Hongjun was also confused when he received the news. He didn't understand why Huo Yuhao had chosen him, so he decided to pay him a visit.
Upon arriving at Huo Yuhao's residence, Ma Hongjun saw Huo Yuhao emerge from the mansion. The two then looked up at each other, and Ma Hongjun spoke first: "Chairman Yuhao, hello. I heard from Third Brother that you decided to have me join your law enforcement team. Is that true?"
Seeing that the fish had taken the bait, Huo Yuhao smiled and said, "Let's come in first and talk about it later."
The two then entered Huo Yuhao's residence. Huo Yuhao tossed a pot of tea to Ma Hongjun, poured him a cup, and then poured one for himself. Ma Hongjun picked up the tea, smelled it, and praised, "This is truly excellent tea."
"Drink more of the good tea. Do you know why I promoted you to my enforcement team?"
Ma Hongjun shook his head, and Huo Yuhao explained to him, "Before I broke up with Tang San, I would visit you elders every holiday. You all praised me for being sensible, making it seem like we were all family. But now that I've broken up with him, the only person to visit me in the past few days is you. The others treat me like I'm a plague, trying to stay far away. Tang San and I had a fight in the meeting room this morning. He said he needs someone he can trust to join the enforcement team. I thought about it and finally chose you. After all, you're the only one I can still talk to now."
Hearing Huo Yuhao's explanation, Ma Hongjun immediately understood and was secretly delighted: "Haha, this Huo Yuhao is indeed starved for love. I showed him a little kindness and he thought I was someone he could get along with. Hahaha, now that I have the special team's law enforcement officer identity as a cover, I don't need to sneak around trying to sow discord between Tang San and Huo Yuhao."
What was Ma Hongjun thinking? Huo Yuhao naturally knew, after all, his divine position was that of the God of Emotions. He knew that the other party had been fooled by his words. So he sat down and talked to him heart to heart, "For so many years, I have worked diligently for the Tang family, and this is the result I got. My heart aches so much. Tell me the truth, Phoenix God, don't you hate Tang San? He didn't bring your lover to the God Realm back then, you were like brothers."
Ma Hongjun sighed, "That's what I thought too, but it's ultimately my own business. It's a favor if Third Brother helps, and it's his right not to. I can't blame him. I can only blame myself for not being good enough to inherit a second-level divine phoenix god."
"I heard that you didn't start out with the Evil Fire Phoenix Martial Soul, but were just a chicken, and only evolved into a phoenix in the end. Wouldn't you call that a chicken turning into a phoenix? It's just too beautiful."
Without thinking, Ma Hongjun blurted out, "Yeah, you're so beautiful."
"Little black devil, finally showing your true colors, huh?" Ma Hongjun felt a chill run down his spine, and the hand holding his teacup trembled. He sensed Huo Yuhao's aura beside him growing increasingly chilling, and then he froze, realizing he had been tricked by Huo Yuhao. "You're a transmigrator too."
"No, I just killed a few transmigrators who wanted to cause trouble. I read their memories to find out where you came from."
Cold sweat beaded on Ma Hongjun's forehead. He was on the verge of collapse. He didn't want to die. He had finally managed to transmigrate to the Douluo Continent, originally thinking he could rely on his intelligence and the system to live a luxurious life surrounded by a harem. But he never expected that he would be exposed in less than a year. "Tell me, how did you possess Ma Hongjun? I'm warning you, don't be naughty or think about running away, or I can crush you to death right now and say you're an extraterrestrial demon."
Facing Huo Yuhao, Ma Hongjun finally broke down and told him everything about his origins: "A year ago, Ma Hongjun almost suffered a qi deviation after failing in his secluded cultivation. When he was weak, the system forcibly inserted me into his body and possessed him. Afterwards, I hid for a while, afraid to go out. I only dared to come out when I had truly adapted to Ma Hongjun's body. As soon as I came out, I heard the news that you were missing. At the time, I thought you had encountered some misfortune, but later you came back and suddenly turned against Tang San. At first, I guessed that you might be after me..." "We're both time travelers, otherwise, based on my understanding of Huo Yuhao from the original story, he wouldn't have dared to defy Tang San like that, much less fight him. But judging from your words and actions, you don't seem to be a time traveler, so I want to sow discord between you and Tang San, making your relationship worse, so that Tang San and you can both suffer heavy losses. I'll then reap the benefits. Don't kill me; I'm still useful to you. If you spare my life, I can become an undercover agent, infiltrating Tang San's inner circle, and becoming a sharp blade for you to stab Tang San in the back when necessary."
Huo Yuhao finally couldn't help but laugh and teased, "I think you shouldn't be saying this to me, but to those guys outside the door."
As Huo Yuhao finished speaking, Gu Yuena, Tang Wulin, Tang San, and the other great god kings outside the house all offered themselves up. Tang San's face was flushed red. On the surface, he was angry because his good brother had been possessed, but in reality, he was angry at himself for being so stupid. He didn't even know that the person next to him had been switched. Moreover, this Ma Hongjun was also a transmigrator who had possessed another body, just like him. No one knew better than Tang San how dangerous transmigrators were. He was afraid that Ma Hongjun would expose all his secrets, so he decisively sealed Ma Hongjun away and sealed his mouth as well.
Seeing Tang San's actions, Huo Yuhao understood that he was trying to deceive others. Huo Yuhao addressed the other God Kings, saying, "I'm sure you all understand why I painstakingly set up such a grand scheme. It was all to lure this transmigrator out, and now my wish has finally come true. Of course, my previous actions weren't just for the sake of the scheme; I also had my own selfish motives. There were some things I originally planned to do sometime later."
The others exchanged bewildered glances, unsure which actions were driven by Huo Yuhao's personal motives and which he would have wanted to do even without this particular incident. Tang San spoke first: "This matter is of utmost importance, and this person harbors malicious intentions, having possessed my good brother. I wish to personally take charge and investigate the background of this so-called transmigrator."
Huo Yuhao: "No need. Logically speaking, such a heinous matter should be investigated by me, the chairman of the committee. I just happened to establish the God Realm Special Law Enforcement Team. Let's treat this matter as the first son of our team. Anyone who tries to take it from me is disrespecting me, Huo Yuhao, and I, Huo Yuhao, will have to take special measures."
"Huo Yuhao, you know perfectly well that Fatty is my good brother, so why won't you let me investigate?"
Faced with Tang San's exposed questioning, Huo Yuhao ignored Tang San completely, "I just said that this matter will be handled by the newly established special law enforcement team. I don't want to repeat this a second time. If some of you are afraid, I can let you accompany me on the case, but you can only watch and not interfere."
Tang San knew that Huo Yuhao was determined to handle this matter, and he couldn't interfere anymore. However, he only needed to be allowed to observe and ensure that the transmigrator wouldn't ramble on. Subsequently, Ma Hongjun was imprisoned in the God Realm Prison and interrogated personally by Huo Yuhao, while the other God Kings watched from the sidelines. Huo Yuhao released Ma Hongjun's seal, and Ma Hongjun, feeling that he could speak again, immediately began to curse. Everyone expected him to curse Huo Yuhao, since Huo Yuhao had orchestrated his capture. However, contrary to expectations, the transmigrator didn't curse Huo Yuhao; instead, he directly cursed Tang San.
"Shameless little thief Tang San, you were in such a hurry to seal me away, and now you want to hand me over to you? Are you so afraid that I'll expose your secrets?"
Tang San was instantly enraged. "What are you barking about? I'm upholding the law and have a clear conscience. What am I afraid of? You possessed my brother, so of course I want to interrogate you personally. But you're just spouting nonsense and not being honest at all, so let me teach you a lesson."
Tang San drew his Trident of the Sea God and thrust it towards Ma Hongjun's chest. Just as the trident was about to pierce Ma Hongjun, Huo Yuhao struck him away. Huo Yuhao turned to Tang San and said sternly, "I'm interrogating you. Please don't interfere. I already said that. Besides, since you have a clear conscience, why are you afraid of him implicating you?"
After Huo Yuhao's words, Tang San had no choice but to sit down. He could only hope that the person opposite him didn't know too much about his affairs. Ma Hongjun initially thought he was doomed, but unexpectedly, Huo Yuhao saved him at the crucial moment. He was immediately grateful to Huo Yuhao, and then began to reveal everything he had been holding back: "I am a transmigrator, as you who were eavesdropping outside the door should know. But what I want to talk about is not that, but that besides me, there is another transmigrator present, and that is Tang San."
Upon hearing that the other party truly knew his background, Tang San immediately wanted to speak up and stop them: "Stop spouting nonsense."
Huo Yuhao glanced at Tang San, signaling him to shut up. Then he said to Ma Hongjun, "You don't need to pay attention to him, continue talking."
Then Ma Hongjun revealed everything he knew, eliciting astonishment from those around him. According to this time traveler, they were all characters in a novel, mere figments of an author's imagination. Ma Hongjun also shared some of their personal stories, further confirming that he truly was a time traveler, and they were indeed just characters in a novel. Just as they were struggling with their thoughts because of Ma Hongjun's words, Huo Yuhao spoke up: "The world is vast and full of wonders; with so many worlds, there must be a certain probability, right?"
Huo Yuhao's words immediately put their minds at ease. Yes, the universe is so vast, there's always a certain probability of something happening. Ma Hongjun continued, "Although I admit I have ulterior motives, I'm much better than Tang San, that hypocritical, double-standard scoundrel. At least I never consider myself to be on the side of justice, but Tang San, you hypocritical, despicable scoundrel. Afraid I knew something, you tried to silence me just now. Hehehe, now it's all good, I'll expose all your secrets."
"Senior Tang San, don't worry. We won't mind. After all, there's a saying that goes, 'A hero's origins don't matter.' Everything has been settled, why dwell on past births?" Zhou Weiqing, Tang San's lackey, immediately stood up to speak for Tang San. Ma Hongjun suddenly burst into laughter: "Zhou Weiqing, you two-faced bastard! Whoever gives you benefits, you become their lackey. You betrayed your original master, the God of Destruction, and pledged allegiance to your current master, Tang San. Tang San is a hypocrite, and you're a true villain."
Zhou Weiqing was called out, and those around him instantly lost their composure, suppressing their smiles. After all, everyone knew that Zhou Weiqing, just as the transmigrator before them claimed, had indeed betrayed his original master and joined Tang San. Zhou Weiqing's face darkened; he had already decided to kill him. No matter what, this transmigrator had to die today. He then said to Huo Yuhao, "This is a matter of great importance, Chairman. This matter cannot be left unresolved; we must eliminate this unstable factor."
"You got murderous just because someone insulted you a few times?" Huo Yuhao wasn't falling for it. He didn't care about Zhou Weiqing's feelings. Seeing that Huo Yuhao didn't want to talk to him, Zhou Weiqing looked at Tang San. Feeling Zhou Weiqing's gaze, Tang San spoke up: "Heh, what's the use of letting others know I'm a transmigrator? I, Tang San, relied on my own abilities, fighting my way up step by step to achieve what I have today. Do you think my parents don't know I'm a transmigrator? They've known for a long time, but I've been by their side since I was little. I avenged my father's death, and I resurrected my mother. They've accepted me long ago, they just didn't say anything. Do you think you can sow discord by revealing that I'm a transmigrator? You need to understand one fact: everything I have now is earned by my own abilities, not inherited from anyone."
Tang San was absolutely right. Over the years, he had achieved everything step by step, relying entirely on his own efforts. In this respect, Tang San truly had a clear conscience. "You say I'm hypocritical, a hypocrite, a liar? Fine, I admit it. After all, you're not the only one who thinks that way."
After saying this, Tang San glanced at Huo Yuhao beside him and continued, "I can tell you this now: I, Tang San, am indeed hypocritical, hypocritical, and selfish. So what? Everyone looks out for themselves. You say I'm perverse, two-faced, and that as a law enforcer I don't abide by the law and interfere in the development of Douluo Continent. I admit that too. But ask everyone here, who hasn't done something like that? We're all adults, let's not be so childish, okay?"
The crowd remained indifferent to Tang San's words. Tang San was right; which of them hadn't interfered with the development of their own plane? It had practically become an unspoken rule for these high-ranking God-Kings. After all, they had painstakingly cultivated to the God-King realm; if they didn't act recklessly, their cultivation would have been in vain. Looking at the expressions of the God-Kings around him, the transmigrator Ma Hongjun immediately understood that his words had no effect on them. He closed his eyes in despair, awaiting his death.
"Alright, I've asked enough questions. It's time to send you on your way." After saying that, Huo Yuhao swept his divine sense over, and Ma Hongjun's entire body collapsed. After a while, Ma Hongjun's previously sealed soul regained control of his body. "Third Brother, I'm telling you, I've been possessed by an extraterrestrial demon."
Tang San breathed a sigh of relief when he saw Ma Hongjun, whom he knew well, return. He comforted Ma Hongjun, saying, "It's alright, everything's in the past."
Seeing that the case was over, Huo Yuhao returned to his residence alone. After confirming that no one was around, he asked, "How did it go?"
"The matter is resolved. I've secretly transferred the system away, and I just devoured it. As for the soul of that transmigrator, I checked and found he hadn't done anything heinous. I've thrown him back to Earth so he can reunite with his family."
In fact, Huo Yuhao had set up a trap. After confirming that Ma Hongjun was indeed a transmigrator, Huo Yuhao secretly went to his residence the previous night to probe him with his divine sense. As soon as Ma Hongjun's system appeared, he was locked onto by the cosmic consciousness and forcibly abducted. Therefore, Ma Hongjun did not resist much when he was captured, because he realized that he was already helpless and had no one to turn to.
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